Overview

• A Weld County jury convicted Benjamin Portie, 47, on Sept. 26, according to the district attorney’s office.
• Prosecutors say the Nov. 24, 2023 private lesson involved Portie pressing against a UNC student and touching her vagina multiple times.
• The conviction is a Class 1 misdemeanor that carries up to 18 months in jail or a $1,000 fine.
• Court records show Portie received a summons in January 2024, pleaded not guilty, and remains out of custody as his attorney declined comment.
• Portie coached UNC’s women’s golf team from 2017 to 2021 and, according to Colorado School of Mines, was a part-time assistant there in 2023.